This work includes four sections that refer to key concepts of historical science as well as fundamental categories of our culture: the relationship between the past and the present, the relationship between the ancient and the modern, memory, and finally history.
Le Goff examines the historicity of these concepts, that is, how they were created, how they changed, what entanglements they had with their times, how they are used when we think about the past, and how they became tools for historians.
This is a text that is both an encyclopedia of historical studies and a theoretical reflection on history. The author presents historical thought from antiquity to the modern era, and although he focuses on the Western historical tradition, he does not limit himself to it.
The work is aimed at historians, social scientists, and educators, as well as anyone who wishes to cultivate their historical awareness and refine the way they perceive history.
